| Greece and lenders fall out over civil service firings | A dispute over sacking civil servants has stalled talks between Greece and the "troika" of international lenders, delaying disbursement of a €2.8bn aid tranche due this month amid fears the country's bailout programme is already veering off track.
A joint statement by the EU, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund said: "Significant progress has been made but a few issues remain outstanding", adding that the mission would return in April after more technical work had been done.
It was only the second time in almost three years of regular reviews of Greek progress on economic reform that the troika has left Athens without agreeing specific measures with the government.
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